8.2 /10 1 Votes
94% Rotten Tomatoes Edited by Marie Castro-Vasquez Initial DVD release 24 February 2004 | 7/10 IMDb Directed by Michel Khleifi Music by Jean-Marie Sénia Initial release May 1987 Music director Jean-Marie Sénia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Michel Khleifi, Bernard Lorain, Jacqueline Louis Running time Israel: 100 minUnited States: 113 min Producers Michel Khleifi, Bernard Lorain, Jacqueline Louis Cast Makram Khoury, Anna Condo, Juliano Mer‑Khamis, Bushra Qaraman, Sonia Amar Similar Bride movies, Wedding movies, Dramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wedding in Galilee (also known as Arabic عرس الجليل trasliteration Urs al-Jalil) is a 1987 film directed by Michel Khleifi. It was awarded the International Critics Prize at Cannes in 1987.
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Synopsis
The film takes place in a Galilean Arab village ruled by an Israeli military governor, following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. At the start of the film the village is under a curfew. The village mayor, muktar, wants to celebrate his son's wedding with the traditional elaborate ceremony despite the curfew. The Israeli military governor initially refuses, but finally allows the wedding to take place on the condition that he and his staff are invited.
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